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The 38th Annual Creative Arts and Entertainment Daytime Emmy Awards were presented on Friday, June 17, at a gala held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The event was hosted by cop-turned-talk show host Steve Wilkos.

The Creative Arts portion of the Daytime Emmys honors excellence in mostly non-acting categories -- the behind-the-scenes technology that makes it possible for there to be episodes of the soaps: Outstanding Technical Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Make-up, Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design, and more. Awards are also handed out to non-soap programming, including categories likes Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series

General Hospital led the pack of winners with 6 total wins in the 12 traditionally soap-only categories.

"The Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards is one of the cornerstones of our business," said Brent Stanton, Executive Director, Daytime Emmy Awards, NATAS. "The Daytime community is well and prospering as witnessed by this overwhelming turnout honoring the best in Daytime television in more than fifty categories. I continue to be inspired by the quality of work these individuals and organizations provide the Daytime viewer each and every day.”

The Daytime Emmy Awards are presented to daytime television programs that are broadcast nationally between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 p.m. The eligibility period for this year's Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards was January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.

This year, six of the eligible soaps were nominated for Emmys in the various technical categories. As the World Turns did not make the final cut in any of the categories. The show was technically eligible to compete, but since production of the soap wrapped well in advance of the nominations process, there was no production office available to help facilitate the process.

Four of the six soaps nominated received Emmy wins. In addition to GH's six wins, The Young and the Restless placed second with four wins, while All My Children and The Bold and the Beautiful each scored one win.

One Life to Live received nine nominations, and Days of our Lives received two nominations.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES

All My Children
The Bold and the Beautiful
 General HospitalOne Life to Live
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

All My Children
 General HospitalOne Life to Live
General Hospital

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES

All My Children
The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital
 The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

 All My ChildrenThe Bold and the Beautiful
One Live to Live
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES

All My Children
General HospitalOne Life to Live
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

All My Children
General Hospital
One Life to Live
 The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA SERIES

All My Children
 The Bold and the BeautifulOne Life to Live
The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital
One Life to Live
 The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
 The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A DRAMA SERIES

 Bad For You - General HospitalHome Again - General Hospital
Starr X'd Lovers - One Life to Live

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
 General HospitalThe Young and the Restless

NEW APPROACHES - DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT *

 What If...The Bold and the Beautiful
Driving Jersey (Online)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Half of Us (MTVU)